South Korean investigators arrest impeached President Yoon, ending weeks-long standoff
Seoul, South Korea Reuters South Korean authorities arrested impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol on Wednesday over insurrection allegations, with the embattled leader saying he agreed to comply with what he called an illegal probe to avoid “bloodshed”. His arrest, the first ever for an incumbent president, is the latest head-spinning development for one of Asia’s […]
South Korean investigators make fresh push to arrest impeached President Yoon
Seoul, South Korea Reuters South Korean authorities investigating impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol attempted to enter his residence on Wednesday morning in a new bid to arrest him over insurrection accusations related to his 3rd December martial law declaration. Video footage showed hundreds of police officers marching up the road leading to his hillside villa, […]
South Korea’s impeached leader Yoon hunkers down in Seoul’s ‘Beverly Hills’
Seoul, South Korea Reuters Behind rows of barbed wire and a small army of personal security, impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol remained holed up in his sprawling hillside villa with his wife, dogs and cats on Tuesday as investigators planned his arrest. Since parliament voted to impeach and suspend him last month over […]
South Korea investigators seek to extend Yoon’s arrest warrant
Seoul, South Korea Reuters South Korean investigators will seek an extension of a warrant to arrest impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol, an official said on Monday, as an anti-graft agency asked police to take over efforts to execute the arrest of the embattled leader. The requests come after a failed attempt to serve the warrant […]
South Korea’s presidential security chief defies Yoon arrest bid as deadline looms
Seoul, South Korea Reuters The chief of security for South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol said on Sunday he could not cooperate with efforts to arrest the impeached leader, in remarks that could push the political crisis towards another high-stakes confrontation. With a warrant for Yoon’s arrest on grounds of insurrection set to expire at […]
South Korean presidential guards prevent arrest of impeached Yoon after tense stand-off
Seoul, South Korea Reuters South Korea’s presidential guards and military troops prevented authorities from arresting impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol on Friday in a tense six-hour stand-off inside Yoon’s compound in the heart of Seoul. Yoon is under criminal investigation for insurrection over his 3rd December martial law bid that stunned South Korea and led […]
South Korea’s presidential aides offer to resign amid political crisis
Seoul, South Korea Reuters Senior aides to South Korea’s impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol offered to resign en masse on Wednesday, a day after his office expressed regret over acting President Choi Sang-mok’s approval of two new judges to a court set to decide Yoon’s fate. Yoon’s chief of staff, policy chief, national security adviser […]
South Korea court issues arrest warrant for President Yoon
Seoul, South Korea Reuters A South Korean court on Tuesday approved an arrest warrant for President Yoon Suk Yeol, who has been impeached and suspended from power over his decision to impose martial law on 3rd December, investigating authorities said. The Corruption Investigation Office for High-ranking Officials (CIO) confirmed the Seoul Western District Court approved […]